# Spooky Scary Skeletons Dance AI > The Spooky Scary Skeletons dance is the Halloween TikTok dance that comes back every October: big jumps, side kicks and a loose, wobbly shuffle to Andrew Gold's 1996 song. Canonical: https://aidanceapp.com/templates/spooky-scary-skeletons-dance Updated: 2026-10-17 Publisher: AI Dance (https://aidanceapp.com), by Applax Pte. Ltd. The Spooky Scary Skeletons dance is the Halloween TikTok dance that comes back every October: big jumps, side kicks and a loose, wobbly shuffle to Andrew Gold's 1996 song. Upload one full-body photo of a person and AI Dance makes them do the dance in an 11-second 9:16 video, ready in a few minutes. ## Facts - Price: 1 credit per video. A failed video gives its credits back. - Output: 11 second 9:16 MP4, ready in a few minutes. - Works with photos of: person. - Song: Spooky, Scary Skeletons by Andrew Gold (named only, add it when you post). - Trend status: Rising now (checked 2026-10-17). - Example video: https://aidanceapp.com/media/t/spooky-scary-skeletons-dance/spooky-scary-skeletons-dance-adult.mp4 (the original dance by @minecrafter2011, https://www.tiktok.com/@minecrafter2011/video/6868005799021628677, muted). ## What is the Spooky Scary Skeletons trend? "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" is a Halloween song by the American musician Andrew Gold, first released in 1996 on his album *Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music*. It lived on for years as an internet meme, and in October 2019 it became a TikTok dance: an energetic, LMFAO-style shuffle with jumps and kicks, made famous by creators such as Maddi Winter, whose hand-drawn skeleton version spread the trend, as PAPER Magazine reported. The dance never really left. Every year in September and October, creators post it again, and many call it their yearly Halloween tradition. The best-known clip, the one shown on this page, is by @minecrafter2011 and has more than 26 million views on TikTok. In October 2026 the hashtag #spookyscaryskeletons passed 1.6 billion views, and new posts of the dance were again reaching more than a million views in the first week of the month. On AI Dance, the template copies the moves of that clip onto your own photo. Your face, clothes and background stay, and your body follows the jumps and kicks beat by beat. A costume photo works best: a skeleton suit, a black outfit or face paint. ### The moves A fast, bouncy routine: a jump with the arms thrown out, a lean to one side with a kick, small bouncing steps with the hands out at shoulder height, then a loose shuffle where the knees and feet swing in and out like a wobbly skeleton, with a hand-to-head pose and a final jump. ## How to make the Spooky Scary Skeletons video 1. **Add your photo.** Upload one clear photo of you or a friend, facing the camera, as much of the body in the frame as you can. 2. **Tap Make my video.** The Spooky Scary Skeletons dance costs 1 credit. The AI copies the moves onto your photo while you wait, about a few minutes. 3. **Download and post.** You get a 11 second 9:16 MP4. Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts and add the sound inside the app. ## Best photo for Spooky Scary Skeletons - Use a full-body photo, standing, facing the camera, with your feet in the frame. - Wear your Halloween costume in the photo: a skeleton suit or face paint carries into the video. - Leave space around you for the jumps and kicks, so arms and legs stay inside the frame. - Fitted clothes show the leg moves better than a long dress or a cape. - One person per photo. The AI animates the biggest person in the frame. Avoid: - Group photos, or a second person cut off at the edge - Faces turned away, covered or in deep shadow - Blurry or very dark photos - Heavy filters, stickers or text on the photo ## Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts - Your video comes without music. Add "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold in TikTok or Reels and start the first jump on the beat. - Post it in October. The dance peaks every year in the weeks before Halloween. - Make one in costume and one in everyday clothes, and post them side by side. - Name the dance in your caption, so people searching for it find your video. Caption idea: It's that time of year again. Hashtags: #spookyscaryskeletons #halloween #halloweendance #aidance ## Spooky Scary Skeletons trend timeline - 1996: Andrew Gold releases "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" on Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky,_Scary_Skeletons) - 2019-10: The song becomes a TikTok dance trend, with a shuffle, jumps and kicks. (source: https://www.papermag.com/tiktok-andrew-gold) - 2020-09-02: @minecrafter2011 posts the version that becomes the best-known clip of the dance (over 26 million views). (source: https://www.tiktok.com/@minecrafter2011/video/6868005799021628677) - 2026-10: The dance returns for Halloween; #spookyscaryskeletons passes 1.6 billion views on TikTok. (source: https://www.tiktok.com/tag/spookyscaryskeletons) ## More dances like this - [La Calabaza](https://aidanceapp.com/templates/la-calabaza-dance): 1 credit, 9 s, for person. - [Toc Toc](https://aidanceapp.com/templates/toc-toc-dance): 1 credit, 8 s, for person. - [Boo Challenge](https://aidanceapp.com/templates/boo-challenge): 3 credits, 15 s, for person. - [Hip-Hop Freestyle](https://aidanceapp.com/templates/hip-hop-freestyle-dance): 2 credits, 15 s, for person. - [Six Seven (67)](https://aidanceapp.com/templates/67-dance): 2 credits, 14 s, for person. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the Spooky Scary Skeletons dance? A Halloween TikTok dance to Andrew Gold's 1996 song: jumps, side kicks and a loose, wobbly shuffle. It went viral in October 2019 and comes back every October. ### What song is it? "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold, from his 1996 album Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music. ### Is the Spooky Scary Skeletons AI dance free? No, Spooky Scary Skeletons costs 1 credit per video, but you can earn a free video by inviting friends. Invite 3 friends with your link. When 3 friends join with Google sign-in, you get a free video (1 credit), up to 10 times. Credit packs start at $4.49 for 3 credits, and the weekly plan is $7.99 for 8 credits a week. ### How long is the Spooky Scary Skeletons video, and how long does it take? The video is about 11 seconds long, in 9:16 MP4 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It is ready in a few minutes, and it also appears in My videos, so you can leave the page. ### Who made the original dance video on this page? The clip on this page is by @minecrafter2011 on TikTok, shown muted with a link to the original post. Your own video is made by AI from your photo, so you do not need to learn the steps. ### Can I do it in my Halloween costume? Yes. Use a full-body photo of you in costume. The AI keeps your outfit and your background in the video. ### Can I add the song? No. AI Dance does not add music to your video. Add the "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" sound in TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts when you post, and line up the first beat.